drug interactions the law

Ergot itself is legal to possess. However, it is considered a poison, so anything made from ergot needs to be labeled "external use only" and "poison."

Jacquin D. Barley grains with ergots. Wikipedia. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ergot#/media/File:Hordeu m_vulgare_Claviceps_purpurea_23-7-2009.JPG. Published July 23, 2009. Accessed October 13, 2022.

Although ergot doesn’t have good evidence proving that it should be used it practice, ergot is seen to be used for menstrual periods, expelling placenta after childbirth, and more. There is also not enough evidence to determine a dose for patients, but it is widely accepted that ergot is unsafe to be taken by mouth.

~E. Chuaprasert

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